[NJARC] Hallicrafters SX-111 Mk. 1

[Scott Roberts]

Hi Al-
Thanks for the advice! I took a quick look(I will
print them out later) at your Skywaves site, and think
it's pretty good info... I liked the little pigtail
idea: it will save me lots of time, and trouble. And I
will give the cord trick a shot- I seem to recall a
nice roll of vintage 1980's kite string in my storage.

I also had a chance to go through some of the other
Skywaves pages regarding the antenna, and since I got
the parts from you Friday night, think I will be
building the Baluns you described. There is one
diagram on the site which showed a pictoral, rather
than schematic diagram, which helped me "see" in my
mind what I need to build.(I need pics from last
month's tech talk!lol)

Do you think there is any way, other than the blun
construction, I might be able to improve my antenna
setup, based on what I've mentioned? Also, once I get
my license, I hope to set up mt HT-37: I am pretty
sure my antenna setup is not quite par for that, or do
you have suggestions which would help me to do so?

Thanks again!
Scott



--- Al Klase <al at ar88.net> wrote:

> Visit our web site - See http://www.njarc.org
> _______________________________________________
> Scott,
> 
> Don't get too excited until you get the paper caps
> out of the set. Read 
> both of these: 
>
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/commrx/Maintenance/Receiver_Maintenance.html
> 
> Get the schematic from BAMA to verify the cap
> values. Like you say, the 
> colors get funny with age.
> 
> Loose tube bases: Wind kite string tightly around
> the notch between the 
> base and glass, and tie. This is a good place for a
> surgeons knot. Then, 
> slather the string with old-fashioned glue like Duco
> cement or Ambroid. 
> This "kink" comes from a radio service magazine from
> the '50's and works 
> well.
> 
> Regards,
> Al
> 



       
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